AMS Autogroup SMG Conversion kit

[George Hill]

George Hill, to my knowledge, my car does not have GPS, I also agree with you that my issue is not the clutch switch. That leaves the incorrect coding. Is there someone here on this forum who can help?

I don't know of anyone here specifically besides HTE, but on E46 Fanatics I believe user Bali can help.

[axco]

George Hill, to my knowledge, my car does not have GPS, I also agree with you that my issue is not the clutch switch. That leaves the incorrect coding. Is there someone here on this forum who can help?

[George Hill]

Isn't it the clutch switch that's usually the culprit for cruise?

In my experience the clutch switch is rarely the issue unless its just the wrong one installed.

Most of the time its wired incorrectly

Or not coded correctly to reflect being wired without the GPS.

[simonnim]

Isn't it the clutch switch that's usually the culprit for cruise?

[George Hill]

George Hill, the DME was coded right after I finished the conversion, and this was the first and only time. Yes, the clutch switch was wired to the DME as per AMS instruction. My car is a pre LED taillight model. The wire from the cluster to the reverse light junction block is therefore as per AMS not required. My reverse lights, PDC and right mirror tilt are all working properly.

Oops, I was responding to both you and Nolan, his reverse lights are inop, I should have specified more clearly.

Did you wire in the GPS with the clutch switch?

[axco]

George Hill, the DME was coded right after I finished the conversion, and this was the first and only time. Yes, the clutch switch was wired to the DME as per AMS instruction. My car is a pre LED taillight model. The wire from the cluster to the reverse light junction block is therefore as per AMS not required. My reverse lights, PDC and right mirror tilt are all working properly.

[George Hill]

Reverse lights and PDC could be an issue with the swap, a wire needs to be added from the cluster to the reverse light junction block behind the glovebox.

[Notan_S54]

I also chose AMS because of a YouTube video from ShopLife. I opted to send them my bell housing for the modification. I do have to say everything went quite well, within a little more than two weeks I had my modified bell housing back and in a second package all parts for the conversion. No complaints here. During my installation I had some questions and Derick from AMS did answer them in a timely manner. When it came to coding, I went with Derick's offer to do the coding remotely for $195. This also was done within a few days. All worked out fine, except the cruise control did not work. I texted Derick, and he asked me to scan the DME with a scan tool and send him the results. I did so, but he never responded. I text him a couple more times and asked him if he had some answers, but again he never responded. I cannot understand why he is jeopardizing an up to this point good relationship.
WuBai is mentioning in his thread Hassan to do his coding. How do I get a hold of Hassan? Maybe he can help me to get the cruise control working.

I think this is common when having AMS (Derrick) do the coding. I had my SMG converted by them fully and my cruise control plus reverse parking sensors no longer work on the car. Yes communication with AMS can be a task at times, and a breeze other times, but I'd just keep reaching out if you still want them to do the work.

[George Hill]

When it came to coding, I went with Derick's offer to do the coding remotely for $195. This also was done within a few days. All worked out fine, except the cruise control did not work. I texted Derick, and he asked me to scan the DME with a scan tool and send him the results.

Was the DME coded the first time (even if potentially incorrectly)?

Did you wire in the clutch switch to the DME?

There are likely plenty of people on the forum here who can help you get the cruise working with just a little more info.

[EthanolTurbo]

I also chose AMS because of a YouTube video from ShopLife. I opted to send them my bell housing for the modification. I do have to say everything went quite well, within a little more than two weeks I had my modified bell housing back and in a second package all parts for the conversion. No complaints here. During my installation I had some questions and Derick from AMS did answer them in a timely manner. When it came to coding, I went with Derick's offer to do the coding remotely for $195. This also was done within a few days. All worked out fine, except the cruise control did not work. I texted Derick, and he asked me to scan the DME with a scan tool and send him the results. I did so, but he never responded. I text him a couple more times and asked him if he had some answers, but again he never responded. I cannot understand why he is jeopardizing an up to this point good relationship.
WuBai is mentioning in his thread Hassan to do his coding. How do I get a hold of Hassan? Maybe he can help me to get the cruise control working.

Message @hteperformance on Instagram.

[axco]

I also chose AMS because of a YouTube video from ShopLife. I opted to send them my bell housing for the modification. I do have to say everything went quite well, within a little more than two weeks I had my modified bell housing back and in a second package all parts for the conversion. No complaints here. During my installation I had some questions and Derick from AMS did answer them in a timely manner. When it came to coding, I went with Derick's offer to do the coding remotely for $195. This also was done within a few days. All worked out fine, except the cruise control did not work. I texted Derick, and he asked me to scan the DME with a scan tool and send him the results. I did so, but he never responded. I text him a couple more times and asked him if he had some answers, but again he never responded. I cannot understand why he is jeopardizing an up to this point good relationship.
WuBai is mentioning in his thread Hassan to do his coding. How do I get a hold of Hassan? Maybe he can help me to get the cruise control working.

[nahvkolaj]

Where can I buy Auto Solutions shifter? I was going aftermarket for shifter as it appears that is the cheaper option than OEM which is a plus in my book. Was thinking of Rogue Engineering.

http://www.autosolutions.info

Contact Robert and get in his production queue. He's currently on holiday break till January. After seeing videos of the AS AX SSK, I am super excited to get mine for my manual conversion.

I am planning to get the AMS detent kit and buy everything else separately.

[tlow98]

Where can I buy Auto Solutions shifter? I was going aftermarket for shifter as it appears that is the cheaper option than OEM which is a plus in my book. Was thinking of Rogue Engineering.

Either stock with an OE shifter or get auto solutions. Anything else will be sub par. And after buying AS shifters I lean more and more towards OE.

[aziego]

Where can I buy Auto Solutions shifter? I was going aftermarket for shifter as it appears that is the cheaper option than OEM which is a plus in my book. Was thinking of Rogue Engineering.

[WuBai]

Glad I found this thread. I just bought a 2005 Titanium Silver M3 with SMG and beginning to research the conversion. I was looking into the AMS kit, I like the idea of a complete kit and current part pricing make the AMS kit cheaper. Based on the feedback it is probably not worth the savings. Sounds like it will end up costing me more.

Do yourself a favor and purchase the components individually yourself. This is what I should have done. Also, I would HIGHLY recommend getting an Autosolutions shifter. Take your time and do it right, it will be worth it.